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Archive for February, 2011

Our View – Libyan protestors deserve aid and support from other countries – Daily 49er

Monday, February 28th, 2011

Globe and Mail

Our View - Libyan protestors deserve aid and support from other countries
Daily 49er
On Sunday, Senators John McCain and Joseph Lieberman said that they believed tougher action against the Libyan dictator was necessary for reform, and today, we see no time to wait for humanitarian aide in order to bring down the regime. ...
Rebellion closing on GaddafiArab Times
Libyan People's Army not ready to tackle Gadhafi | Philadelphia Daily News ...Philadelphia Daily News
US Lawmakers Urge White House to Support a Libyan Provisional GovernmentVoice of America
ABC Online -Telegraph.co.uk -NY1
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US competing with India to maintain leadership stature: Obama – Indian Express

Monday, February 28th, 2011

Fox News

US competing with India to maintain leadership stature: Obama
Indian Express
Vice President Joe Biden said: 'Many in America feel that we've already lost the future to India.' In highly connected and competitive world, US is competing with fast developing economies like India, China and Brazil, President Barack Obama said as he ...
Hickenlooper in DC for national governor's meetingKGWN
Obama, Biden to meet with governors at White HouseThe Associated Press
Obama, State Governors Discuss US EconomyVoice of America
Times of India -Boston Herald
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Gov. Bobby Jindal to meet with President Obama – The State Column

Monday, February 28th, 2011

The State Column

Gov. Bobby Jindal to meet with President Obama
The State Column
The Louisiana governor's office says Mr. Jindal traveled to the governor's meeting on Sunday and will return to Baton Rouge on Monday after a governors-only sit-down with President Barack Obama. Mr. Jindal also attended a black-tie reception at the ...

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POLL – US troops to Libya – UpperMichigansSource.com

Monday, February 28th, 2011

Independent Online

POLL - US troops to Libya
UpperMichigansSource.com
Both the spokesperson and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton say the troops would most likely be used to deliver humanitarian relief. There are reports that the American Aircraft Carrier USS Enterprise is in the mouth of the Suez Canal traveling toward ...
US repositioning American forces near Libya but Clinton says no military ...New York Post
US repositions forces near LibyaBBC News
US repositioning military forces around Libya for 'any eventuality'Sify
Reuters Africa -GlobalPost -AHN | All Headline News
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Obama offers states more flexibility in health-care law – Washington Post

Monday, February 28th, 2011

Fox News

Obama offers states more flexibility in health-care law
Washington Post
President Barack Obama is offering to let states unhappy with his health care overhaul design their own plans as long as they fulfill the goals of his landmark law. (Feb. 28) Track the lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of the Patient ...
Obama backs design-your-own state health plansBennington Banner
Sen. Mary Landrieu calls her health-care proposal 'the ultimate repeal and ...NOLA.com
Obama backs GOP Sen. Brown's health care proposalBoston Globe
Indian Express -Christian Science Monitor -Reuters
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West weighs options to dislodge Gaddafi – Radio New Zealand

Monday, February 28th, 2011

Reuters Africa

West weighs options to dislodge Gaddafi
Radio New Zealand
United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has stepped up her call for Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to go immediately. In a speech to the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Mrs Clinton denounced Colonel Gaddafi's use of what she ...
US repositions forces near LibyaBBC News
US repositioning American forces near Libya but Clinton says no military ...New York Post
POLL - US troops to LibyaUpperMichigansSource.com
Reuters Africa -GlobalPost -AHN | All Headline News
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Karl Rove Now Openly Mocking Palin… – Weasel Zippers

Monday, February 28th, 2011

Salon

Karl Rove Now Openly Mocking Palin
Weasel Zippers
One week before the 2010 midterm elections, Rove took aim at Sarah Palin, questioning the wisdom of her appearance on a reality show, Sarah Palin's Alaska, if she really wanted to be taken seriously as a presidential candidate. ...
Lawrence O'Donnell Talks Karl Rove's Palin Impression And 2012 Picks With NY ...Mediaite.com
Karl Rove is not scared of Sarah PalinSalon
Karl Rove Criticizes Sarah Palin; Mocks Reality ShowExaminer.com
Politico (blog)
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US Freezes Record $30 Billion in Libyan Assets – Voice of America

Monday, February 28th, 2011

CBS News

US Freezes Record $30 Billion in Libyan Assets
Voice of America
The shutdowns are part of US President Barack Obama's attempt to punish the Libyan leader for his government's violent crackdown on anti-government protesters over the last 10 days. Treasury officials say some of the assets frozen since Friday belong ...
US Treasury blocks record $30bn of Libya assetsThe Guardian
$30 bn in Libyan assets frozen in USSify
U.S. government blocks $30 billion in Libyan assets, largest U.S. blocking everWireUpdate
Wall Street Journal
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‘Time for Gadhafi to Go’: World Leaders Weigh Response to Libya – NewsHour

Monday, February 28th, 2011

NewsHour

'Time for Gadhafi to Go': World Leaders Weigh Response to Libya
NewsHour
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said all options, including sanctions and no-fly zones, are on the table in dealing with Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. Margaret Warner talks about the government's response with the International Crisis Group's ...

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New Violence Grips Libya, Diplomats Meet in Geneva – NewsHour

Monday, February 28th, 2011

NewsHour

New Violence Grips Libya, Diplomats Meet in Geneva
NewsHour
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told a group of diplomats that "it's time for Gadhafi to go," as several countries moved to impose sanctions and other measures on Gadhafi, his family and senior Libyan officials. Jonathan Rugman of Independent ...

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